Asier Garitano Aguirrezábal (born 6 December 1969) is a Spanish football manager and former player who played as a forward.
During a 14-year senior career, he appeared in 134 matches in the Segunda División over five seasons, totalling 23 goals for Bilbao Athletic and Eibar.
He made his senior debut with the reserves on 2 September 1989, starting and scoring the winner in a 2–1 away win against Racing de Santander in the Segunda División championship.
[1] After four full seasons (one of them on loan at SD Eibar), Garitano left the Lions and signed for Cartagena FC in Segunda División B.
Garitano was appointed CD Castellón coach on 6 April 2010,[4] after being previously working at the club as an assistant.
[16] On 29 May 2023, after more than a year without coaching, Garitano replaced Luis Miguel Ramis at fellow second-tier CD Tenerife.